Kushana Empire

GPTKB entity

Properties (47)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf historical empire
gptkbp:architecturalStyle gptkb:Buddhist_stupas
gptkbp:artwork Buddhist_sculpture
gptkbp:capital gptkb:Purushapura
gptkbp:culturalHeritage Indian_culture
Persian_culture
Hellenistic_culture
gptkbp:culturalInfluence Silk Road
gptkbp:currency gptkb:Kushana_coins
gptkbp:diplomaticRelations gptkb:China
gptkb:Parthia
gptkb:Rome
gptkbp:finish 3rd century CE
gptkbp:governmentType monarchy
gptkbp:historicalPeriod inscriptions
coins
literary texts
gptkbp:historicalSignificance trade networks
spread of Buddhism
cultural_exchange
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Kushana Empire
gptkbp:influenceOn Chinese_culture
Indian_culture
Central_Asian_culture
gptkbp:language Bactrian
gptkbp:location gptkb:Central_Asia
gptkbp:militaryRank gptkb:war_elephants
cavalry
infantry
gptkbp:notableArtists gptkb:Huvishka
gptkb:Kanishka_I
gptkb:Vasudeva_I
gptkbp:notableEvent development of trade routes
patronage of arts and culture
expansion_into_India
Kanishka's_conversion_to_Buddhism
Kanishka's_council_of_Buddhist_monks
gptkbp:religion Buddhism
gptkbp:sells spices
silk
precious stones
gptkbp:style gptkb:Gandhara_art
gptkbp:successor gptkb:Gupta_Empire
gptkbp:territory gptkb:Afghanistan
gptkb:Pakistan
Northern_India
gptkbp:timePeriod 1st century CE to 3rd century CE